I have a Tomcat based web application. I am intermittently getting the following exception,
Caused by: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method) at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:150) at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:121) at org.apache.coyote.http11.InternalInputBuffer.fill(InternalInputBuffer.java:532) at org.apache.coyote.http11.InternalInputBuffer.fill(InternalInputBuffer.java:501) at org.apache.coyote.http11.InternalInputBuffer$InputStreamInputBuffer.doRead(InternalInputBuffer.java:563) at org.apache.coyote.http11.filters.IdentityInputFilter.doRead(IdentityInputFilter.java:124) at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractInputBuffer.doRead(AbstractInputBuffer.java:346) at org.apache.coyote.Request.doRead(Request.java:422) at org.apache.catalina.connector.InputBuffer.realReadBytes(InputBuffer.java:290) at org.apache.tomcat.util.buf.ByteChunk.substract(ByteChunk.java:431) at org.apache.catalina.connector.InputBuffer.read(InputBuffer.java:315) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteInputStream.read(CoyoteInputStream.java:200) at java.nio.channels.Channels$ReadableByteChannelImpl.read(Channels.java:385)
Unfortunately I don't have access to the client, so I am just trying to confirm on various reasons this can happen,
Server is trying to read data from the request, but its taking longer than the timeout value for the data to arrive from the client. Timeout here would typically be Tomcat connector → connectionTimeout attribute.
Client has a read timeout set, and server is taking longer than that to respond.
One of the threads I went through, said this can happen with high concurrency and if the keepalive is enabled.
For #1, the initial value I had set was 20 sec, I have bumped this up to 60sec, will test, and see if there are any changes.
Meanwhile, if any of you guys can provide you expert opinion on this, that'l be really helpful. Or for that matter any other reason you can think of which might cause this issue.
A possible solution for this problem within the Tomcat web application is to modify the CONTEXT. XML file, and modify the CONNECTOR definition that governs the workstation browser connectivity to the Tomcat server. Specifically, modify the connectionTimeout value. Increase this value to suppress the error condition.
As you may suspect based on the name, the SocketTimeoutException is thrown when a timeout occurs during a read or acceptance message within a socket connection. Throughout this article we'll explore the SocketTimeoutException in more detail, starting with where it resides in the overall Java Exception Hierarchy.
Why It Occurs? From the client side, the “read timed out” error happens if the server is taking longer to respond and send information. This could be due to a slow internet connection, or the host could be offline.
Server is trying to read data from the request, but its taking longer than the timeout value for the data to arrive from the client. Timeout here would typically be tomcat connector -> connectionTimeout attribute.
Correct.
Client has a read timeout set, and server is taking longer than that to respond.
No. That would cause a timeout at the client.
One of the threads i went through, said this can happen with high concurrency and if the keepalive is enabled.
That is obviously guesswork, and completely incorrect. It happens if and only if no data arrives within the timeout. Period. Load and keepalive and concurrency have nothing to do with it whatsoever.
It just means the client isn't sending. You don't need to worry about it. Browser clients come and go in all sorts of strange ways.
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